[1] The suburb is bounded:[3] Westcourt is flat low-lying land, less than 10 metres (33 ft) above sea level.

[4] The land of which Westcourt is situated was initially a dairy farm, which was subdivided in 1886.

In 1966, the Jones brothers donated their land to the Cairns District Junior Rugby League.

[3] Established in 1989, the Cairns and District Family Society maintains a library of world-wide genealogy material at 271 Gatton Street.

The society publishes new genealogical resources based on collecting and indexing family information relating to Far North Queensland.